“Do not seek expressions, seek thoughts to be expressed.”
— Henry David Thoreau
EAR TO THE GROUND
THE SENIOR Neighbors Orchestra will perform at 3 p.m. on April 25 at Ridgedale Baptist Church on Hickory Valley Road in East Brainerd. The public is invited to the free concert. Jay Craven will be the featured clarinetist.
Performances will include works by Loewe & Lerner, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak and Rossini.
According to Michelle Turner, Alexian Brothers marketing coordinator, the orchestra was founded in 1967.
“The Senior Neighbors Orchestra is composed primarily of 55 retired musicians in the Chattanooga area who find fulfillment in making music together,” Ms. Turner said. “The orchestra has been providing excellence in performance for community events for over 41 years, playing a variety of styles of music. Senior Neighbors Orchestra is entirely volunteer, including conductor Herman May, a retired Minister of Music.”
Ms. Turner said the group is open to new members in September and January of each year.
For more information, call 755-6100.
HEARD ON THE TOWN
THE SCENIC City Aviators, a local chapter of Black Pilots of America, Inc., met with Cub Scout Pack 3197 from Orchard Knob Missionary Baptist Church at the Collegedale Municipal Airport for an afternoon of aviation education, said event spokesman David Ulmer. This event provided an opportunity for Cub Scouts to learn about airplanes and flying.
Black Pilots of America is a nonprofit flying organization established in 1997, Mr. Ulmer said. Its primary focus is to encourage people of all ages to learn to fly. Members include men, women and youth aviation enthusiasts from all walks of life and various backgrounds and experiences. Chapters are located throughout the country.
CELEBRITY WATCH
GIRLS PREPARATORY School graduate Rachel Boston will appear on the TV program “Accidentally on Purpose” tonight at 8:30 on CBS, according to the actress’s mom, Brenda Boston.
“She may be in the April 21 show, as well,” Mrs. Boston said. “Rachel also will start working this month on a show called ‘Scoundrels’ with Virginia Madsen, which will be shot in Albuquerque, N.M.”